Bans all gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.Allows teachers to refuse to use a student’s preferred pronouns.Requires school districts to forbid trans students from using the bathroom tied to their gender identities.Prohibits conversations around sexual orientation or gender identity in school for students of all grades.'To the commonwealth: we will see you in court.' You belong,' the ACLU of Kentucky said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. 'To all the trans youth who may be affected by this legislation: we stand by you, and we will not stop fighting. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, saying a lawsuit could come as early as Wednesday evening. The legislation was expected to face legal challenges to block its implementation, with Sen. Andy Beshear's veto of Senate Bill 150, and little more than 30 minutes later, the House followed suit, making it law. Shortly after gaveling in Wednesday afternoon, the Kentucky Senate voted to override Democratic Gov.

Hundreds of LGBTQ young people and their allies, young and old, protested in a last-ditch attempt to persuade Kentucky’s Republican-dominated Legislature to let one of the nation's toughest anti-trans bills die.

– Heavy fog blanketed Kentucky’s state Capitol on Wednesday morning, at points so dense it rendered the building invisible.īut the fuzzy outlines of people standing in throngs outside and gathering in clumps in the parking garage could not be erased. Watch Video: Kentucky anti-trans bill passes despite governor's vetoįRANKFORT, Ky.

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